Wales · Ceredigion
Aberystwyth North
Yes. Rated Good in the latest annual classification.
Water quality only This says nothing about tides, rip currents, cold water shock or lifeguard cover. Cold water and currents are dangerous even when the water is clean. Read the local signs before you go in. What we cannot tell you.
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Why this verdict
- Annual classification
- Good (positive factor)
- Latest E. coli
- 10 cfu/100ml (positive factor)
- Latest intestinal enterococci
- 114 cfu/100ml (positive factor)
Latest bacteria reading
Latest sample · 21 August 2026 · 11 days ago
- E. coli
- 10cfu/100ml
- Intestinal enterococci
- 114cfu/100ml
The regulator samples weekly during the bathing season. E. coli and intestinal enterococci are the indicator organisms used in the official classification.
Common questions
- Can you swim at Aberystwyth North?
- Yes. Rated Good in the latest annual classification. Aberystwyth North is a designated bathing water, so it is sampled and rated every season. This answer covers water quality only, not tides, currents or lifeguard cover.
- What is the water quality like at Aberystwyth North?
- Aberystwyth North is rated Good in the regulator's latest annual classification, a percentile taken over readings from up to four bathing seasons. The most recent sample, taken 21 August 2026, showed 10 cfu/100ml of E. coli and 114 cfu/100ml of intestinal enterococci.
- Has there been sewage at Aberystwyth North recently?
- We do not have a live storm-overflow feed for Aberystwyth North, so we cannot say whether one has discharged nearby.
Where this data comes from
- Contains Natural Resources Wales information © NRW and database right
- View the regulator's full profile
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